Getting
Hydra
To
Getting To Hydra
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Fly into Athens Airport
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Two
Taxi to Athens' Port, Piraeus
~40mins
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Three
Catch the ferry direct to Hydra!
60-120mins
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1: Athens Airport
The closest airport to Hydra Island is Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos AIA).
AIA is the largest airport in Greece, and extremely well connected to Europe, and is the hub for Aegean Airlines.
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If planning a visit to Athens beforehand, the city is about 10km/~30 minute drive away & a taxi to the centre of town will cost ~€50.
International
Flights to Greece
The below airlines operate one stop connections to Athens from Australia.
Emirates
Etihad
Qatar
Low cost carriers: Scoot via Singapore
There are some great deals with Scoot who fly directly from Singapore to Athens airport.
If connecting via London there are lots of flights available! Both Qantas and British Airways operate out of London Heathrow if you're not spending time in the UK.
London Heathrow to Athens:
British Airways
Aegean Airlines
Sky Express
London Luton to Athens:
Ryan Air
Wizz Air
London Stansted to Athens:
Ryanair
London Gatwick to Athens:
Easyjet
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Taxi
This is our recommended option as it is the fastest and most convenient.
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You can use Uber for the most accurate fare, or book one of our recommended drivers below.
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Athens Airport to Piraeus Port will take ~40 minutes and will cost ~€50.
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Piraeus is big! Tell the driver you're heading for Hydra and need to be near gate E8-E9.
2: Getting to Piraeus Port
Bus
There is only one bus line running directly from Athens airport to Piraeus port, and that is the X96.
This bus runs 24/7 and departs every 15-30 minutes. Tickets cost 6€ and the journey time is 90 minutes.
Train
From Athens Airport metro station take the blue line (line 3) to Monastiraki station. At Monastiraki station change to the green line (line 1) and head to Piraeus Station.
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The journey will cost 10€ one-way and will take around 85 minutes in total.
Ferries
You will lazily drift into Hydra an hour or so after leaving Athens.
Hellenic Seaways & Alpha Lines operate ferries from Piraeus port to Hydra, with 5-8 crossings a day in Summer. Tickets are ~€28 per person, each way.
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As a rough guide sailings are often ~8am, 10am, 1pm, 5pm, 7:30pm, with more running Thursday-Sunday.
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Some sailings are direct to Hydra, so you'll arrive in an hour, others have one or two relaxed stops beforehand taking two hours max. Don't worry if you can't see many dates and times if looking at Summer '22, full schedules aren't released until a month beforehand. This is Greece, relaaaax!
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We suggest leaving 2 1/2-3 hours between your flight and the ferry departure. If things are looking dicey, call Hellenic/Alpha up to one hour before the sail time and they'll move you onto another ferry!
+30 210419 9000 (Hellenic)
+30 22980 54007 (Hellenic on Hydra)
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3: Piraeus Port to Hydra Island
Ferry Tickets
Sailings are smooth and easy through the Saronic islands, so any ferry will be fine! Saying that, our favourite is Alpha Lines.
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Favourite:
Alpha Lines uses a new 'Speedcat', so it's the quietest, smoothest and fastest boat. Plus it has no diesel smell and it's the only boat with a sundeck!
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You can book Alpha Line tickets online, at Piraeus port or in Hydra's town.
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Alpha Lines depart from gate E9 in Piraeus Port, and the ticket office is right next door.
Ferry Tips Cont...
You can book all ferry tickets online anytime, you can also book one way then decide once you're on the island when you want to head back or if you want to visit another island etc. You don't need to stress too much about having these booked well in advance!
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There are also ferry ticket offices on Hydra.
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You can book ferries through comparison sites, but generally the below link offers the cheapest prices.
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Pre-Book A Car
You can easily grab a taxi at Athens airport any time, but if you would prefer to have a professional driver ready and waiting for you, here's a few people we recommend booking:
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If there's a few of you travelling together (up to seven) Alexandros Papadopoulos has a Mercedes Vito & will meet you in the arrivals hall. Call/text him on +30 697 492 6581.
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For a taxi, call or text Michael Pantelis on +(30) 6944 646 761.
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Another great taxi driver (he will likely play you some bangers while en route) is Alexandros his number is +30 698 038 9488.
Fun Options
Helicopter
If you're that excited about the wedding and want to get to Hydra as soon as humanly possible - this is for you!
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Combine an air sight-seeing trip to start your holiday (why not!), then arrive an easy 30 minutes later.
You will be collected from AIA arrivals, escorted to the helicopter and flown straight to Hydra.
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You will land on a little inlet where a water taxi will be waiting to take you the last 3-5 minutes to the harbour.
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€2300 (one way) for up to six people.
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